Finding Peace
Seele contributor, Thomasena Thomas shares how 2020 has been a transformative and eye-opening year, a year where she has learned to find God’s peace in the midst of a challenging and unprecedented year.
There’s No god Like God
"2020 has been a hard year for us all from the Coronavirus that’s still running rampant, to hurricanes, the racial unrest in the United States, to the recent Beirut explosion, and to the killings happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we’re all having our limit of what we can tolerate," writes the Editor of Seele. "But, in all these things God is faithful and He is on the throne, working in all this year’s pain," she writes.
Living Lightly To Care For The Earth And Creation
Seele Contributor, Monica Ta shares the importance of the significance of the upcoming Earth Overshoot Day. It's a day that shows we are consuming resources at a rate that is increasingly unsustainable and not supported by the earth’s carrying capacity.
Pandemic Lessons- 6 Ways the World Has Changed
The pandemic has changed us all and hopefully for the better. Seele Contributor, Shefali Karani shares the ways the pandemic has impacted and changed her life.
God’s Standards Are Higher Than Man’s Standards
Today’s Friday Post is written by elementary music teacher Cassandra Portee, who shares that God doesn't look at the outer appearance of things, but rather, He looks at the heart.
Book Review: Meant For Good
Meant for Good is a power-packed, Biblical look at the truth that you really can trust God's plan for your life--no matter what your life looks like right now. Megan Fate Marshman is larger than life with her sense of humor and lively personality and it really shines through in the book from the first page to the last page.
Unpacking The Hymn “Worthy Of Worship”
Today’s Friday Post is written by elementary music teacher Cassandra Portee, who unpacks the hymn Worthy Of Worship. If you missed it, catch her recent unpacking of the hymn ‘It Is Well With My Soul’.
How To Keep Your Earrings Clean and Germ Free
Canadian jewelry brand Sahar BMD shares tips on how to disinfect your precious earrings without ruining it.
Summer Is A Season For Preparation For What’s To Come
Summer is an opportunity to get prepared for what's to come, to dive in and partner with God on what He wants to do in the colder months. Have you made time this summer to get alone with God and prepare for what He wants you to do in autumn and winter?
A Restorative Summer
Seele Contributor, Thomasena Thomas unpacks how summer is a season to prepare for winter, but she reminds that rest is also an important aspect of preparation.
Walking Away When You’re Not Valued
Knowing when to part ways, as peacefully as possible, when you're being undervalued and mistreated.
This Summer Can Be A Perfect Time To Discover Our Local Places
After months of lockdown, many of us probably long to spend time in nature. Seele contributor, Monica Ta unpacks God's hand in creation from the beginning and how He continues to guide natures. Summer is a good time to go out and explore nature, and in the age of COVID, it's an opportunity for us to explore local ecosystems and places. Monica is new to the team and she's passionate about inspiring Christians to love God’s creation and to act to protect it.
The Standard Of Who You Should Have As A Close Friend In Your Life
God gives us a clear standard of what a friend looks like in the Bible. Looking at Psalm 1: 1 we see that standard or rather measurement of what friends should look like in today's Friday Post.
The Story Behind “It Is Well With My Soul”
We have all faced grief of some kind with loss. Horatio Spafford faced unspeakable grief when he lost his son and soon after his four daughters. He was hit with a Job type of situation. Here’s everything you need to know about Horatio “It Is Will With My Soul” hymn and how he found strength to continue with life in the midst of losing all of his children.
Working from Home or Back In the Office?- Shefali Karani’s Summer Wardrobe Tips
Summer’s here and despite of COVID-19, we’re all ready to bring that summery mood to our wardrobes. You can wear some summer pieces at work. Try wearing some floral prints, bright colors, or even a touch of lace.
Did You Pack Right?
In today's Friday Post, SEELE editor Ally, poses the idea of packing for a trip and paralleling it with having the necessary spiritual packing materials for eternal life.
Book: Run The Other Way
Run The Other Way is a story of passion and pain that reminds us of our human frailty and God’s power to redeem us even in the midst of overwhelming odds. In these soul-baring vignettes, Jan Smith takes readers through the emotional chronology of her affair with a married man, giving an intimate and poignant window on the world of a woman whose joy in her professional success was tempered and tainted by her profound and deeply personal struggle.
The Importance Of Trying On Many Hats
Anika Berger, an Account Manager at Atteline, a Dubai based fashion, beauty, and design PR agency shares why you don’t need to follow just one path to find career success.
Black Lives In The Bible: The Queen of Sheba
Concluding with the series: “Black Lives In The Bible,” SEELE Editor, Ally points out another intriguing Black woman in the Bible, who’s blood is still running through the veins of Black Jews in Israel today: The Queen of Sheba. We encourage you to sit down to Netflix this weekend and watch the film: The Red Sea Diving Resort, as it shows through suspenseful and action-packed scenes how the state of Israel in the 80s, over a period of several years went into Sudan on secret military missions, called Operation Solomon, to bring its Black Jews, the children of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba back to their homeland- Israel. Today’s Friday Post will help you understand how thousands of Black Jews are residing in Israel today, though they face systemic racism and murder at the hands of Israelis.
Diversity, Sustainability, Femininity, and Deconstructed Silhouettes Are At The Forefront Of Arab Fashion Week
For it’s 11th fashion week, the Arab Fashion Council has gone digital, from June 24 to 26. LIVE from Dubai, over the course of three days, 10 shows, 11 designers from Asia, Italy and the Middle East, and, the Beyond the Shows panel discussions, which will air live on the Arab Fashion Week website, this is all being done in partnership with Tiktok Arabia.